> [...1/2 Nobel price for Jack S. Kilby for
> his part in developing the IC...]
> Anybody know the line of products from TI, the ID's,
> of the stuff coming from JK's first chip?
Not a lot, if it has been for Jack K. we would still
wire single transistors on a common carrier, and instead
of a Silicon Valley there would be a 'Germanium Park'
somewhere in Texas. Thanks to Robert Noyce of Fairchild,
who happened to invent the planar Si based IC short
before in a tiny outback county near SF, it didn't come
thru :))
Why hasn't Robert Noyce been awarded ? Simply
because the Nobel price is only to be given to
living persons - and Jack simply outlived his
rival - also the reason why the award is given
becaus of his 'paticipation' and not 'invention'
of the IC, and why there are others (for different
areas of electronics) included. the comitee felt
that it's completly wrong to give the full award
to the second in line.
Gruss
H.
(Still catching up old posts)
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